[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2900 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2900

To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon 
                                  Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2009

 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Mack) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon 
                                  Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Davis-Bacon Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DAVIS-BACON WAGE REQUIREMENTS.

    Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, is 
repealed.

SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REPEAL.

    Section 276c of title 40, United States Code, is repealed.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE AND LIMITATION.

    The amendments made by sections 2 and 3 shall take effect 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act but shall not affect any 
contract in existence on such date of enactment or made pursuant to 
invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.
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